FNUS73 KLSX 051205
FWSLSX

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TWAIN LAKE...CORPS OF ENGINEERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
705 AM CDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING BEHIND A WEAK COLD
FRONT.  THEY WILL TURN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AROUND NOON.  MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL ONLY BY AROUND 500 FT AGL AT IGNITION BECAUSE OF A
SHALLOW INVERSION...BUT WILL QUICKLY MIX TO AROUND 2000 FT AGL BY
10 AM.  TEN HOUR FUEL MOISTURE AT ASHLAND MISSOURI WAS 16 PERCENT
AT 9 AM ON TUESDAY MORNING...AND DROPPED TO 6 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................NO TSTMS.
                    TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND...EYE LEVEL....WINDS VARIABLE AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH
                    AROUND NOON.
WIND...20 FT........WINDS VARIABLE AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH
                    AROUND NOON
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 AT AGL IGNITION...
                    5100 FT AGL AT MAX HEATING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....FAIR (7195 M 2/S) AT MAX HEATING.

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FORECASTER...BRITT
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN MEHRER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.MARKT.01/LSX